Dr. Dre’sDetoxis still a ways away, being that there’s still no official release date yet. His impressive video for his single“I Need A Doctor”(featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey) was a good start to kick off the album’s promotion, but he’s been fairly quiet since the vid dropped about a month ago. To tide you over, jump below to check out another track,“My Prescription”, which, as far as we know, could be on the final track list or may just be a leftover. We won’t know tilDetoxdrops… whenever that is.
With an album calledDetoxand a single called“I Need A Doctor”, Dre isreeeeaaaaallysqueezing out as many medical terms as possible. In case he runs out, some other possible doctor-related song titles include:
“Used to not be allowed in the building, but now we on the rooftop,” boasts Wiz Khalifa on the hook of“Rooftops”, a melodic tune from his debut LPRolling Papers,about finally hitting it big. When you base your first single arounda beloved sports teamand warm up to thecollege crowdwith agreen-friendly persona, it’s kind of hard not to find success, but good on Wiz anyway. Hear“Rooftops” (featuring non-Ke$ha dollar-sign-endorsing artist Curren$y) below.
Wiz didn’t perform on a rooftop, but he did storm the stage indoors with an energetic set at South By Southwest this past weekend atthe Atlantic Records showcase. Rolling Papersdrops March 29, though word’round the web is that it’s already somewhere out there.
We first heard Kanye West’s guitar-riffing “Eyez Closed”, a cut rumored to be from hisMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasysessions, back in January. We were unimpressed then, though most of that was due to it being an unpolished demo. The track refuses to be buried though, and resurfaces as a track on Snoop Dogg’sDoggumentary, out next week. Did the jam get an upgrade by Snoop? Check it out below.
Sky Ferreira’s EPAs If!has found its inevitable way to the Internets this weekend— not too bad, considering its official release date is tomorrow. That’s a heck of a lot better than the luck Britney had withFemme Fataleleaking more than two weeks before its drop date. In any case, Sky’s five-song debut is packed with 80s-style influences (seriously— Sky“pities the fools” Mr. T-style in her lead single“Sex Rules”) and loads of energy, particularly on the infectious“99 Tears”. Listen to it below.
We’ve rounded upthe early reviewsof Britney Spears’ soon-to-be-officially-releasedFemme Fataleand also did up aBy The Numbers listdetailing some interesting facts about references made on the album, but there is still the deluxe edition and its four bonus tracks to look forward to. Today a snippet of one such song,“Selfish,” has made its way online. Hear it below.
“Okay you think you got me where you want me, I’ma show you tonight / that I’m a girl and you’re a boy and tonight you’re gonna be my, be my man,” Britney coos on Stargate/Sandy Vee co-production“Selfish.”
Surely you didn’t think Her Spearship was going to stray too far from her eternal themes of wild feet-touching-the-chandelier sex and love (emphasis on the former)?
Granted, this is only 40-or-so seconds of the song, but we’re totally scratching our heads in wonderment at how this seemingly Grade A jam was relegated to being a bonus track?
Stargate, of course, has racked up a tasty plateful of hits over the past year, including Rihanna’s“(Only Girl) In The World” and“What’s My Name,” Katy Perry’s“Firework” and Wiz Khalifa’s“Black And Yellow.”
What do you think of“Selfish”—should it have been on theFemme Fatalealbum proper?
Those who ever found themselves mindlessly humming“Poker Face”for days on end know what it’s like to have Lady Gaga and RedOne invade their minds. Now we can add Jennifer Lopez to the mix: the hitmakers behind“Just Dance”and“Bad Romance”(amongst others) are hoping to share their magic touch with theweepy divaon two tracks for her upcoming albumLove?.“For those who don’t know, @ladygagaProduced/Wrote with me TWO Records for @JLo,“Invading my Mind” and an Other one coming SOOON!!! OMG!!!”tweetedRedOne— and he’s not the only one jazzed about this collaboration. Head below to hear Jennifer Lopez’s“Invading My Mind,” written and produced by RedOne and Lady Gaga.
“Freezing cold, steaming hot, sweaty drip-drip-drop / It’s unstoppable, I can’t shake it up,” Lopez sings on the new track. In a parallel universe, we could definitely hear Gaga herself singing “Invading My Mind,” though it has more in common with early tracks fromFamethan anything thep-p-p-pointy-facedprovocateur has done lately. (The verses also remind us an awful lot of Lopez’s current RedOne-produced hit“On The Floor.”)
WhileRedOne has saidthat Lady Gaga’s upcoming album is all about freedom, his work with Lopez is clearly about proving theleggyAmerican Idoljudgestill has what it takes to get people dancing (as long as they aren’t wearing“Louboutins”). To that end,“Invading My Mind” may very well be successful, even if Mama Monster’s involvement and theInception-like title filled our heads with much trippier expectations. Still, Lopez could clearly do a lot worse than take a page from Lady Gaga— though hopefully she will pass on theleopard print thong.
Jennifer Hudson’s sophomore LPI Remember Meisn’t set to drop for another week, but fromwhat we’ve heard so far, it’s shaping up to be the R&B album of the year. She singer has lined up an impressive list of producers this time around, fromR. Kellyand Polow Da Don toSwizz Beatz and evenMrs.Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys.But that’s not all— listen to the Ne-Yo co-produced tune“Why Is It So Hard” below, along with the album’s title track, produced by hitmaker Ryan Tedder.
“What if this life is all that we are given? We just can’t stop living scared of what we’ll see / Cause in this world anything can hurt you, push you then forget you, stole my history / But I remember me,” J-Hud sings on this uplifting, uptempo ballad. Looks like Tedder and Hudson work well together— hopefully their collaboration doesn’t go the way ofhis working relationship with otherIdolalum Kelly Clarkson. (Then again, they apparently managed tokiss and make up, so anything’s possible.)
We’re loving this one even more—“Why Is It So Hard” was produced by Ne-Yo and Chuck Harmony, about struggling through a relationship that is totally worth the trouble.
“Why is it so hard to love you? So hard to stay? Why is it so hard to love you? But this is the one time I don’t care about the easy way.” This piano-tinkling number is a bit R&B, a bit doo-wop, and entirely contagious. Let’s hope this one gets the single treatment.
